Meta Instancer

Warning

This Addon is not yet finished, as there are some issues with exporting rotations and the import function has not yet been implemented.

Meta Instancer

Author(s)	Hedgeturd
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Meta Instancer is a Blender addon to modify meta-instancer files (.mti) from Hedgehog Engine 1, which are primarily used for grass in levels.

Usage

Scene Setup

Make a surface which has a Particle System set on it, use the settings from this image.

Scene Setup

To have more randomized patches of grass, use these settings below.

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  Take note here that "Hair Length" is 4 metres, only use this value for previewing!
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Painting

If you want more control over the placement you can add weight paints to the Particle Settings, use the settings below; "Group" being the vertex group that will be used to paint the grass onto the surface. After you set this up, you can now begin painting.

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Once you're ready to export, make sure to go back to your Particle Emission Settings and reduce the Hair Length to 0, then go to File > Export > Meta Instancer (.mti) and finally name and export your MTI file.